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Iowa Workers Sound Off On IUB Hearing
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has re-affirmed their commitment to the workers of Iowa in a 3-0 vote to allow construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline to proceed. But it didn't take long after the hearing was initially announced for workers to begin voicing their disapproval of the challenge to continuing construction.
William Little, a union member from Pleasant Hill, said in a Letter to the Editor of the Des Moines Register, "I have spent my life building infrastructure projects for our country, which is why when the IUB approved the pipeline months ago, I was relieved to know a steady paycheck would be in my future. The decision to rehear the permit on Dakota Access is just wrong. Four states — including Iowa — have already approved this project."
After nearly two years of approval, utility boards in all four states approved this important project and construction is continuing thanks to the hard work of thousands of union members along the route.
Reflecting on the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Next Chapter for the Bakken
In 2014, North Dakota began permitting discussions for the Dakota Access Pipeline. Now, after over two years of discussion, permitting, and construction Dakota Access is nearing completion. This 1,172-mile infrastructure project was designed to transport Bakken crude oil to a hub in Patoka, Illinois. There it will be distributed for consumption by Americans across the country. This first critical pipeline infrastructure link […]
As Dakota Access Nears Completion, America Still Needs Pipeline Infrastructure
In recent weeks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers handed down the final easement needed for the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross Lake Oahe in my home state of North Dakota. The pipeline is just days away from becoming operational. While legal battles will likely continue to be waged, court rulings to date have consistently […]
Dakota Access Oil Line Outlasts Protests, Readies for Service
In the end, the pipeline won. Dakota Access, which became a rallying point for tens of thousands of anti-fossil fuel and Native American-rights protesters, is preparing for service, a court filing on Monday showed. Now that the last segment built underneath Lake Oahe has been filled with oil, it's only a matter of time before […]
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If you harbor any doubts about the creative talent among Second Life members, be sure to visit SB6L, Second Life's sixth birthday celebration, this weekend. Even if you harbor no doubts and just want a good time, stop in this weekend. The exhibits will remain in place through July 6, 2009, but the performances and other events end on June 30.
Last night's events had both DJs spinning music and live concerts. The picture to the right is DJ GoSpeed Racer (in the blue shirt) leading an enthusiastic group of dancers doing the bunny hop. Other DJs included Cataplexia Numbers, Ghostwall Schwarz, and Deede Debs. The live music, which featured a range of music including country-western, included performers Bosco Constantine, Gregg Huet, and Ichie Kamachi. They all enthralled enthusiastic audiences.
One oddball event last night was "Ask The Omni Prim", in which avatars seeking wisdom – sort of – knelt respectfully before the Omni Prim and asked questions.
You can get a calendar of upcoming events here and a list of exhbits and their coordinates here.
Dallier's Hope, a meteor 600 light years from Earth and said to have been discovered in theyear 2499, is the location of Second Life's 6th anniversary celebration, "The Future of Virtual Worlds". It consists of 20 regions of exhibits and a wide range of events from June 23 to June 30, 2009, including dancing, storytelling, panel discussions, opera, and even a marching band. You can read the full schedule of events here.
The best way to begin is to get a special HUD at The Paradox, the official entry point to the festivities. There are five landing points at The Paradox. One landing point is slurl.com/secondlife/SL6B%20The%20Paradox151/128/188. You can find other Paradox landing points as well as other teleport coordinates at Linden Lab's SL6B wiki page wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SL6B. When you wear the HUD, it appears in the lower left of your screen with arrows for going to the next or previous SL6B location.
An alternate way of getting around is the tram, a 35 minute tour of the exhibit. The tram however lacks one very important feature: a tour narrative describing what you're passing. Still, it can be useful as a general survey to see what's there. Look for green triangles. Clicking one of these will rez an instance of the tram for you.
One of the opening day events was dancing on Android Stage, pictured here. DJ LilTank Thibedeau was positioned high above the stage, spinning music while avatars danced on the circular stage, located at slurl.com/secondlife/SL6B%20Android/128/128/29.
Exhibits cover a wide range of interests, with	titles	such	as	Women of Second Life,	The Lost Avatars of Zion,	Social Metaverse, The Future of Media in Virtual Worlds, Global Online Hockey Association, The Future of Being Human, and America. You can get a complete list of events with their dates and locations here.
SL6B events will be held through June 30, 2009 and the exhibits will remain in place until July 6, 2009. Be sure to visit, and to allow plenty of time. There'sa lot to see.
Don a snail avatar and race against other snails to fight cancer? Yes, that's one of the ways you can contribute in Second Life to the fight against cancer.
The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life not only allows teams of people around the physical world to raise money to fight cancer, but also around the virtual world of Second Life. There are several ways in Second Life in which you can contribute to the fight, including a silent art auction, donation kiosks, and a snail race.
One way to contribute is by bidding for art at a silent auction on American Cancer Society Island. There you'll find an array of sculptures and other artwork on a beach, where you can place a bid for your favorite pieces. Winning bids go to the Cancer Society.
Another way to contribute is to donate Lindens. There are over two dozen locations around Second Life, including clubs, fashion centers, a role playing club, the Pink Panthers store, and yes, the Giant Snail Cross Country Race. You can find all of them by clicking on Search in your Second Life viewer, and typing "Relay for Life". As of this writing, there are over 800 entries for events, teams, and places involved in the Relay for Life, including two of a number of benefit events being held this coming Saturday, June 20: the Giant Snail Cross Country Race and the Midsummer's Eve Relay For Life Benefit, a concert that will feature live performers and DJs.
Do you know that there are other ways of viewing Second Life than the standard Second Life viewer? There are in fact at least fifteen Second Life viewers other than those created by Second Life. The picture on the right is the logo of one of them, the Meerkat Viewer.
The four that I've tried so far (Greenlife, Imprudence, Kirsten's, and Meerkat) aren't radical departures from the standard Second Life viewer. The casual user probably wouldn't notice any difference at all. What the alternate viewers try to do is to add or improve functionality that many people feel is missing from or not implemented satisfactorily in the standard viewer. They are made possible by the fact that Linden Lab has made the source code for the viewer open source, allowing anyone with the requisite programming skills to to create their own versione, subject to licensing restrictions,.
If you're dissatisfied with the Second Life viewer, I suggest looking into some of these. You might find one that meets your needs. You can install any or all of them on your computer without interfering with your standard Second Life viewer. You can find a list of alternate viewers and their features at the Second Life wiki.
Over coming weeks I'll be trying some of these viewers and will report back from time to time about them. If you try any – or if you already have – please let me know what your experience is, what you like, what you disliked. You can either write it as a comment on this blog, or you can send me email at examiner@avatarplanet.com.
Are you a sci-fi, speculative fiction, or fantasy enthusiast? If so, Second Life's Talis Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal is for you. Founded in 2006, it is one of Second Life's older institutions, featuring informational displays, author appearances, and discussions. Current displays include "Look into the Liaden Universe", about the series of books authored by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, and displays about speculative fiction written by Asian-American and African-American authors. Other displays include Nebula and Hugo award winning novels, and displays of books featured in upcoming author appearances and discussions.
One notable event was the February 2009 author appearance by Ursula Le Guin, who was reading from her novel Always Coming Home at the Potlatch 18 conference in Sunnyvale, CA and simultaneously viewed by avatars gathered in Second Life, who along with members or the Potlatch audience were able to ask her questions.
Book of the Month Discussion: We will be discussing Neal Stephenson's 1991 novel Snowcrash, which inspired much of what we see in virtual worlds today. It will be held on two separate days, Wednesday June 17th at 6:30pm SLT for those in the Americas, and Saturday June 20 at 1pm for those in European time zones.
Meet the Author: Professional geologist B Billy Marse will discuss his book H2onE2, which deals with the exploration of the universe, Earth's climate, geology, and climate, folklore, and ancient structures, and he'll discuss "Glacial Respiration" and how it affects climate change.
This month's Film Discussion, already held, was about the new Star Trek film.
The easiest way to learn about upcoming events is to join the Second Life group "Sci Fi & Fantasy Portal", which runs the Portal and sends all members notices of events. If you have ideas for events or displays you would like to see or lead at the Portal, contact Franja Russell in Second Life.
The Portal got its start in 2006 when a group of avatars that included Floria Hand, Franja Russell, Michael Maitland, Grizzy Griswold, Chris Reitveld, and myself (in the form of my alt avatar Hawk Lightcloud) met to plan what we hoped would be a resource both for fans and reseachers in these forms of fiction. The Portal became reality when the Alliance Virtual Library provided the land, Talis provided the funding, and Chris Reitveld designed and built the Portal building. Today the rest of us have shifted our focus to other activities, but Franja Russell remains dedicated to the Portal, putting in long hours managing displays and events. Without her hard work, there would be no Portal.
Second Life members can teleport to the Talis Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal by clicking http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/217/95/52.


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You're seeing her on a date at a time that works fine for her -- that makes it easy for her to say yes, and easy for her to not miss it. It's the path of least resistance . Make it as easy for her to say "yes" in the moment and show up on the day of your date as you can without overextending yourself.... Our dating lives are primarily driven by chemistry. We search for that elusive instant spark, and if we're not feeling it within the first few minutes of the date, many times we check out mentally and emotionally.
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I was asked to concept and design an identity system for the 2015 Razorfish Global Creative Summit. The brief mentioned this year's theme was focused on the culture of startups. After some research and sketching, I landed on "Proto;" a prefix that by definition means, 'first' or 'precursor' — and also a word that inherently has some nice geometry to work with. I worked the concept of 'startup' into the letterforms themselves, showing some letters partially complete.
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Aylesbury's five best pubs to enjoy on May 17
No more sitting outside in the cold!
Sophie DrewLife writer
These pubs are ranked the best in Aylesbury - why not visit them on May 17? (Image: Google Maps)
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The days of drinking outside in the rain are coming to an end as pubs finally reopen indoor dining – but where are the best bars in Aylesbury?
As of Monday (May 17) pubs and bars can officially reopen their doors and start welcoming customers back inside.
For some, this may be the first time they have been able to open since before Christmas, when Tier 4 restrictions took hold of the South East of England as coronavirus rates began to soar amid a new variant.
Pubs that were able to offer outdoor seating we allowed to reopen from April 12, but others must remain closed until May 17.
Here are the best pubs in Aylesbury to celebrate the return of indoor service:
Located in Chearsley, The Bell is rated the best pub in Aylesbury. Their excellent service is regularly noted by reviewers, and their fantastic food has earned them an excellent four-and-a-half stars.
They've adopted a user-friendly ordering system in order to keep customers safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
This beautiful alehouse has some great features, including a thatched roof and a roaring fire, making in the perfect cosy hideaway to escape those temperamental spring showers.
There's a play area for children and dogs are more than welcome.
The menu is divine, offering a complimentary mix of fancy dishes, pub classics and indulgent light bites. The kitchen serves a number of gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options.
The Swan at Great Kimble (Image: Google Maps)
If you're looking for pizza and a pint then this is the perfect place for you. The Swan at Great Kimble have a dedicated pizza oven and make their highly-rated doughy-delights right in front of you.
They're ranked the second best pub in all of Aylesbury, and the best in Great and Little Kimble.
The Swan boasts a relaxed atmosphere and offers vegetarian and vegan options.
The food, service and value has been given four-and-a-half stars out of five on TripAdvisor.
The Rising Sun at Ickford (Image: Google Maps)
This 15th Century pub in Ickford is the perfect place to take families, children and four-legged friends.
Inside, The Rising Sun is incredibly cosy, with exposed beams and a roaring fire – it's the perfect place to celebrate being allowed back inside again.
In terms of food, the Ickford pub offers homemade pizzas, an assortment of mains and a classic children's menu.
It's been given an admirable four stars on TripAdvisor, with their Sunday lunches receiving ample praise.
The Queen's Head
Hidden within central Aylesbury, The Queen's Head serves food from Tuesdays to Sundays. The small but traditional old pub has received stellar four-and-a-half star reviews.
The pub recently hired a new chef, so the jury is still out when it comes to reviewing their food, but visitors have enjoyed their classic pub menu in the past.
If you don't feel comfortable about heading inside just yet, there's still lots of space in the courtyard and blankets have been made available on request to avoid customers getting a chill whilst enjoying their pint.
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The Old Millwrights Arms
The Old Millwright Arms in Aylesbury (Image: Google Maps)
Part of the Greene King franchise, the Old Millwright Arms is rated four-and-a-half stars on TripAdvisor. The pub has been praised by reviewers for its excellent service, fantastic food and great value.
The alehouse serve Barrel and Stone pizzas and piadine flatbreads on demand, and stock the ever-popular and locally-brewed Rebellion Beer.
Do you have a favourite pub in Aylesbury? Let us know in the comments!
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NAACP supports legislative initatives to expand voter participation opposes measures that restrict or limit voting rights
December 2, 2011 Category: Diaspora Posted by: adminphilasun
THE ISSUE: Within the past year, many states have enacted measures which will have the result of restricting access to the voting booth. These new laws are in stark opposition to the NAACP's mission and mandate, which has been to strengthen our nation's democracy and the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans by maximizing voter participation and protecting voters' rights. Throughout our more than 102-year history, the NAACP has advocated and worked against such racist and heinous obstacles as America's Jim Crow laws and the Black Codes.
Tragically, our country, which promotes itself as the beacon of democracy throughout the world, has seen a reversal at the state level in the century-old struggle for achieving the goal of "one person, one vote." This reversal has been strategic and multi-faceted and sadly targeted disproportionately at the very people who could use a louder, more consistent voice with our elected officials. Specifically, a majority of those currently being disenfranchised by these malevolent laws are racial and ethnic minorities, low-income Americans, the elderly, students and women.
Whether through bogus and disingenuous photo identification requirements, racially disparate ex-felon disenfranchisement laws, shortened early voting periods, or initiatives making it harder for third parties to register qualified voters, states are abridging the voting rights of millions of Americans. One respected report has found that more than five million Americans could be affected, and lose their Constitutional right to vote, by the new rules already put in place this year.
The NAACP strongly opposes these mean spirited, anti-democratic voter suppression measures and supports several initiatives at the federal level which are intended to expand voting rights and voter participation. Among the federal initiatives we support are:
H.R. 108, the Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2011, which among other things guarantees early voting throughout the country; allows same-day registration nationally; and allows ex-offenders, once they are out of prison, the opportunity to register and vote in federal elections;
H.R. 2212, the Democracy Restoration Act, which allows ex-offenders, once they are out of prison, the opportunity to register and vote in federal elections;
H.R. 3316, the Voter Access Protection Act of 2011, which would prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot in an election for Federal office or registering to vote in elections for Federal office; and
H.R. 3317, the Same Day Voter Registration Act of 2011, which require all States to provide for same day voter registration.
Election-year Battle: NAACP promises to 'Educate, Mobilize and Agitate' for voter participation NAACP Statement on the American Legislative Exchange Council Announcement Statement from Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund on the Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act


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Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at the age of 95 after suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection.Photo: Brendan Magaar/African News Agency (ANA).
Tributes pour in for Tata on the eighth anniversary of his death
By Chad Williams Dec 5, 2021
Cape Town – It was on this day (Sunday, December 5) eight years ago that anti-apartheid Struggle icon and the first black democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, passed away in Houghton.
"Tata" as he is affectionately known, not only changed South Africa's history, but he changed the world during arguably South Africa's darkest period and history.
The UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) said in a statement on Sunday: "Mandela taught us all a lesson on the power of peace and reconciliation, the importance of forgiveness, and respect for the dignity of each and every human being. The greatest tribute we can offer is to carry on his message of hope and to continue his fierce defence of the values he stood for."
Commemorating Madiba's passing with the #SowetoGospelChoir 🙌🏽 @NelsonMandela @GautengSACR @GautengProvince @CityTshwane @TheStar_news @pretorianews @IOLsport @Vitality_SA @Discovery_SA #NelsonMandela #WhereverUR #MRWR21 #RememberMandela #MandelaRWR #LivingTheLegacy #Sport pic.twitter.com/isrXy3d2p6
— Mandela Remembrance Walk & Run (@mandelarw) December 5, 2021
In 1991, Mandela won the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize from Unesco and was appointed a Unesco Goodwill Ambassador in 2005 in recognition of his extraordinary fight against apartheid in South Africa.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) and the Gauteng provincial government have taken the decision to make the annual Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run (MRWR) a completely virtual event this year.
The event was set to take place at the Union Buildings on Sunday, December 5, 2021, with a reduced number of 1 000 physical participants.
The foundation said in a statement, with the reality of rising Covid-19 infection numbers in Gauteng, organisers were urging all participants who have registered to do so virtually from wherever they are.
A private wreath-laying ceremony was also held at the Union Buildings to mark the eighth anniversary of Madiba's passing.
Scenes from the Union Buildings, in Pretoria, today during the wreath-laying ceremony in remembrance of #NelsonMandela. pic.twitter.com/nvwMoDe6gx
— NelsonMandela (@NelsonMandela) December 5, 2021
The Russian Embassy in South Africa also took to Twitter to pay tribute to Madiba to mark the anniversary of the politicians death.
Today marks 8 years since the passing of Nelson #Mandela – 1st democratically elected President of #SouthAfrica. #Madiba will go down in history & remain in our hearts as a great humanist & peacemaker, a brave & wise man who fought consistently for his views & convictions pic.twitter.com/cbabDUV0Bd
— Russia in RSA 🇷🇺 (@EmbassyofRussia) December 5, 2021
Mandela died at the age of 95 after suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection.
| African News Agency (ANA)


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Remarks (internal): Species description based upon Thom's notes on the type strain, his No. 45, isolated as a contaminant from a culture of another Penicillium obtained from Dr. Wehmer's Laboratory in Hanover, Germany, and upon observations made since that time and in the current study on a large number of strains having essentially the same cultural and morphological characteristics. NRRL 1750 may be regarded as representative. This culture stems from a transplant of Thom's No. 45 made in 1930 by Dr. H. C. Greene and subsequently maintained at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, until the spring of 1941 when it was returned to us for the NRRL Collection. Thom's type, as maintained in his collection in Washington, D. C. until 1940, and subsequently at the Northern Regional Research Laboratory in Peoria, no longer represents the species adequately. It is now essentially floccose and almost non-sporulating but still produces penicilli (usually small) and conidia characteristic of Penicillium spinulosum. This tendency toward sterility in strains long maintained in artificial culture is frequently encountered in this and certain other species, e.g. P. oxalicum and P. purpurogenum. The following may be listed as additional representative strains: NRRL 724 received in 1940 from Professor E. M. Gilbert, University of Wisconsin; NRRL 728 from Biourge as his P. roseo-maculatum (Thom No. 4733.107); and, NRRL 2051, a strain received in February 1946, from the Centraalbureau as Biourge's culture of his P. flavo-cinereum.
Penicillium spinulosum is world-wide in distribution and is especially common in soil, as evidenced by its frequent isolation from this source. Although confirmation has not been possible, there appears to be some evidence that this species is near, if not identical with, Citromyces pfefferianus Wehmer (Beitr. Kennt. Einh. Pilze I: 22-24; Taf. I, figs. 1-13. 1893).
Within the species Penicillium spinulosum, individual strains vary appreciably in cultural characteristics, particularly with reference to depth, general colony texture, and amount of sporulation. Strains also differ in the degree of roughness shown by conidia and conidiophores. A few strains produce conidia more or less elliptical in contrast to the usual and more typical forms with conidia globose or subglobose.
Representative strains of Penicillium frequentans Westling and P. spinulosum Thom are fairly distinct, and these can usually be identified or separated without serious difficulty. Nevertheless, strains of somewhat intermediate character are often encountered among large groups of isolates, and these tend to bridge between the two species. Such variation may occur either in colony texture and character, in details of structure, or in the colony reverse. Individual strains are placed in either one species or the other upon the basis of their more obvious relationships. Variation from P. spinulosum may also occur in the direction of the P. lividum series. Penicillium trzebinskii Zaleski, characterized by deeply velvety colonies and conspicuously elliptical conidia, is regarded as representing an extreme example of such variation. While this species is currently placed in the P. lividum series (see p. 189), its possible relationship to P. spinulosum is well recognized.
Description: Penicillium spinulosum Thom, in U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Anim. Ind., But' 118, p. 76, fig. 32. 1910. See also Thom, The Penicillia, pp. 183-184, fig. 21. 1930.
Colonies on Czapek's solution agar growing fairly rapidly, 4.5 to 5.5 cm. in diameter in 12 to 14 days at room temperature, consisting of a loose-textured felt partially submerged, but predominantly aerial (fig. 51A), bearing conidiophores mostly as branches from loosely interlacing hyphae but commonly from submerged mycelia in marginal areas, more or less radiately wrinkled, rarely zonate, up to 1 or 2 mm. deep in central areas, heavily sporing in some strains, lightly in others (tending toward sterility under long cultivation), in dull green shades from sage green through slate olive to deep slate olive (Ridgeway, Pl. XLVII); odor very faint; exudate lacking or very limited; reverse almost colorless to light gray shades, occasionally showing a pinkish tinge; penicilli bearing spore chains in loose columns up to 100 to 150 µm long; conidiophores varying in relation to their origin, usually fairly long, mostly 80 to 100 µm but up to 200 to 300 µm when arising from the substratum, to quite short, 25 to 50 µm when arising as branches from aerial hyphae (fig. 51C), mostly 2.5 to 3.0 µm in diameter, with walls almost smooth in some strains to definitely roughened in others (fig. 48C), with apices vesicular up to 5.0 µm in diameter, bearing penicilli generally strictly monoverticillate but with an occasional branch; sterigmata comparatively few in the verticil, about 6 to 10, measuring mostly 6 to 9 µm by 2.2 to 3.3 µm (fig. 51D); conidia sub-globose to globose, rarely somewhat elliptical, mostly 3.0 to 3.5 µm in diameter, definitely roughened, spinulose, or in some strains showing winding color bars.
Colonies on steep agar growing more rapidly, about 6.0 to 6.5 cm. in diameter in 12 to 14 days, with mycelial felt somewhat heavier and more floccose, generally heavier sporing but in the colors listed above (fig. 51B); reverse in dull gray or drab shades; penicilli as on Czapek except sterigmata more numerous in the verticil; conidia as on Czapek but showing less irregularity in size.
Colonies on malt extract agar growing even more rapidly than on steep agar, plane, but usually showing a loose flocculent felt 2 to 3 mm. deep, heavily sporing throughout; drops numerous, enmeshed in the felt; penicilli as above but with chains of conidia showing a greater tendency to form columns.


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Dr. A.N. Upadhye - His Life And Accomplishments ► 1. Dr.A.N.Upadhye:His Personality ► 1.1 Important Stages In His Life
Important Stages In His Life
Dr. A.N. Upadhye was a great scholar, Professor and Researcher of the 20th century in the field of Jainology, Indology, Prakrit literature and languages. His scholarship was recognized and appreciated both in India and abroad. Born in Karnataka, he settled in Maharashtra, and being on the staff of the Rajaram College for more than three decades he dedicated himself to his field with all sincerely and zeal and accomplished many things that have no parallels. Some facets of his work and accomplishments are so numerous and valuable that they cannot be easily estimated and evaluated by students, scholars and other interested persons of this generation.
The main purpose of these lectures is to find out the values and significance of Dr. Upadhye's ideals, of his messages, of his guiding principles left by him all along his full-fledged and colourful life, to keep before the sympathisers and so share with them the deep respect I hold for him.
At the outset let us bring to our mind the important stages of his life:
Dr. Upadhye was born in the family of Jaina Priests (Upadhyaya) on 6.2.1906 at a small town named Sadalaga in Chikkodi Taluka of Belgaum District. He had his primary education in Kannada in the same place under the guidance of his parents, who also infused in him the right religious and priestly culture.
Then he had his secondary education in the well-known Gilginchi Artal High School, Belgaum. Following it, he had his college education in the Rajaram College, Kolhapur and in the Willingdon College, Sangli. Working hard he got the B.A. (Honours) Degree of the Bombay University, with Sanskrit and Prakrit in 1928. As there was no provision for post-graduate instruction in both of these two colleges, he moved to Poona and joined the concerned courses at the famous Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute and putting in strenuous efforts for two years, he got in 1930 his M.A. Degree of the same University in Prakrit and Sanskrit with First Class. In that Institute he also got special care and guidance of eminent Professors like Dr. P. L. Vaidya and Dr. V. S. Sukthankar, who infused in him the real research trends in the field of Prakrit and Sanskrit. In the same year he was appointed as Lecturer in Prakrit in the Rajaram College, Kolhapur and he permanently settled in that beautiful city. It is worth- noting that he taught and guided research in the same college for full 32 years from 1930 to 1962, rendered valuable service in it and accomplished great things in teaching, promotion of Prakrit studies, research, editing and publishing ancient Prakrit and Sanskrit works etc.
In 1939 he got from the Bombay University the most prestigious D.Litt. Degree.
Then from 1939 to 1942 he dedicated himself to higher research as Springer Research scholar of Bombay University.
After 32 years of unbroken loyal service, in 1962 he retired from the Rajaram College.
Then from 1962 to 1971 he worked as Professor Emeritus (with U.G.C. grants) at the Shivaji University, Kolhapur. During this very period, he, as a Dean of Arts, offered multi-valued services. He also lent, working hard, his trusted helping hand to Dr. A.G. Pawar, the then Vice-Chancellor to lay a strong foundation for the newly born University.
In 1971 he was appointed as the Founder Professor and Head of the Jaina Chair in the University of Mysore, worked hard and laid strong foundation for it convincing the concerned authorities of the University and the U.G.C. Within this short period he got it converted into an independent and full-fledged Post-graduate Department of Jainology and Prakrit - almost a model for such Chairs and Departments in the whole of South India.
In 1975 retiring from Mysore University, he went home built in Kolhapur, and within a few days, unfortunately, he died of heart-attack on 8.10.1975.
In these eight stages of life, spread over 45 years between 1930 to 1975, Dr. Upadhye did excellent work as an eminent Professor, promoter of Prakrit Studies, editor of ancient works, research scholar of international reputation, founder of the first Jaina Pith in South India and achieved great success in each. For evaluating the dimensions and merits of these achievements really some kind of measuring rods are needed. Setting aside all other such ones, I would use here one or two only as illustrations.
In the context of Dr. Upadhye's occupying the Jainology Chair at the University of Mysore, the Deccan Herald Daily published a news item on its first page, which I would repeat here:
"Vice Chancellor Shri K. L. Shrimali and Professor D. Javare Gauda deserve to be specially congratulated on persuading India's great scholar, Dr. A.N. Upadhye, to decorate the Jainology Chair instituted by the renowned philanthropist donor Shri Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain, Delhi. The Academic circles here rightly feel that with the appointment of the 66-year old Dr. Upadhye, the University of Mysore, has become richer today."
In order to understand the true meaning of this important news item, I should place here some additional information related to it, as I learnt it from Shri Laxmi Chand Jain, the then Director of the Bharatiya Jnana Pith, Delhi. It is as follows: Shri Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain, the Chairman of the Bharatiya Jnana Pith, had informed the
Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University that he would donate Rs. Three lakhs for the institution of the Jainology Chair at that University, provided Dr. Upadhye would leave Kolhapur and come to Mysore to be its founder- Professor and Head. At that time Vice-Chancellor Shri K. R. Shrimali and Professor D. Javare Gouda took the responsibility of convincing Dr. Upadhye and they did so. Before that, Dr. Upadhye, after retiring from the Rajaram College, had decided to continue his life in Kolhapur only.
I feel rather inevitable to add another piece of information as an appendix to the above mentioned one:
Soon after Dr. Upadhye retired from the Rajaram College, Dr. D. C. Pavate, the then Vice-Chancellor of the Karnatak University, created a post of Professor of Sanskrit and Prakrit and sincerely desired, through Professor B. B. Bagi, Dharwad, his own teacher and a close friend of Dr. Upadhye, that Dr. Upadhye should accept and join the new position as early as possible. But Dr. Upadhye modestly but clearly intimated Prof. Bagi that he was quite unable to leave his very old mother at Kolhapur and move to Dharwad for that purpose. This news, I myself, as a lecturer in the Karnatak College, heard as spread in the circles of the then Professors at the Karnatak University, and later, I confirmed it from some of my friends in Kolhapur, close to Dr. Upadhye's family.
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The sixteenth Asian Games was held in Guangzhou from November 12 to 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to have the Games, in the wake of Beijing in 1990.A aggregate of 9,704 competitors from 45 contended in 476, making it the biggest occasion ever.
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Experience the essence of Cantonese cooking in Guangzhou. It is known to be among China's best eight well known cooking styles. Guangzhou is home to numerous eateries that serve legitimate neighborhood dishes, tidbits, and beverages.
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aromatic amines are weaker bases than ammonia
They tend to produce brittle films unless nonreactive diluents such as dibutyl phthalate or benzoyl alcohol are added to reduce viscosity and flexibilize the formulation. We are going to have to use two different definitions of the term "base" in this page. The QCM sensor responds to ppm levels of aniline but does not respond to other chemicals such as water, ammonia, or benzene. A number of polycyclic aromatic amines are potent bladder carcinogens in animals as well as in humans. but if you do it this way, you must include the state symbols. Primary aromatic amines undergo N-alkylation on heating with an alkyl halide to give successively secondary amines, tertiary amines, and, finally, quaternary ammonium halides. [70] reported a method for the selective determination of aromatic amines in water samples. Stabbert et al. Use the BACK button on your browser to return to this page when you are confident about these terms. In any case, the reader is advised to consult with vendors regarding the current hazard status and proper handling procedures before use. If the acid was hydrochloric acid, for example, you would end up with a solution containing ammonium chloride - the chloride ions, of course, coming from the hydrochloric acid. What does a low amine pKa represent about the amine's properties? Aromatic amines such as phenylamine (aniline) are much weaker bases than the amines discussed on this page and are dealt with separately on a page specifically … This precipitate is often written as Cu(OH)2 and called copper(II) hydroxide. (Important: The inorganic section describes ammonia acting as a ligand in the second stage of the reaction. The ammonia molecule picks up a hydrogen ion from the acid and attaches it to the lone pair on the nitrogen. MDA's properties are somewhat less than MPDA, however, because its polarity is less; it contributes improved dielectric constant and loss factor. These examples have involved a primary amine. Figure 12.7. Table 6-14. However, the ammonia is only a weak base, and doesn't hang on to the hydrogen ion very successfully. The factors to consider. If you write H+ on its own, it implies an unattached hydrogen ion - a proton. Gilles Sauvé, Vanga S. Rao, in Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations, 1995. The reaction between ammonia and copper(II) ions. 1998). So, the availability of a lone pair of electrons on N is decreased. Hiroyuki Kataoka, in Journal of Chromatography Library, 2005. An example in which methylbenzene sulfonate is used to alkylate dimethylaniline is shown in Scheme 36. It was confirmed that total levels of aromatic amines are about 50-60 times higher in side-stream smoke than in main-stream smoke, and that some aromatic amines in ambient air, such as that in offices and houses may be derived from contamination with side-stream smoke. This creates a larger (-) charge on the N atom, making the lone pair more attracted to H+ ions. The solution would contain ethylammonium chloride or sulphate or whatever. Dasgupta determined aniline in serum sample by GC-MS after derivatization with CHFB-Cl [50] and TCECF [86]. Aromatic amines are well absorbed from the skin, the gut, and the respiratory tract. A series of eutectic blends of MPDA and MDA has been commercialized; many blends with proprietary additives to retard crystallization. SMITH PH.D., D.I.C., A.R.C.S., A.R.I.C., A.R. Variations of mass upon exposure to aniline were observed using the QCM technique (Fig. Smoking-adjusted bladder cancer estimates for manufacture of dyestuffs, leather products, cables, rubber products, plastics and organic chemicals, and textile printing and dyeing have all been found to be significantly raised (Sorahan et al. These compounds have been shown to be highly toxic to mammals and fish. Aromatic amines are well absorbed from the skin, the gut, and the respiratory tract. If protonated, those electrons would be donated and aromaticity is lost. In aromatic amines, the − N H 2 group is attached to a − C 6 H 5 group, which is an electron withdrawing group. Phenylamine is typical of aromatic primary amines - where the -NH 2 group is attached directly to a benzene ring. With a small amount of ammonia solution, hydrogen ions are pulled off two water molecules in the hexaaqua ion. Hopf, in Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Third Edition), 2014. With the recent improvements in the sensitivity of mass spectometric instrumentation, it is now possible to probe for HAA biomarkers in sampled biological fluids and tissues. It is acting as an electron pair donor - a Lewis base. What is the maximum number of carbons that makes an amine water soluble? By continuing you agree to the use of cookies. The nitrogen lone pair behaves exactly the same. There is, however, a difference in the position of equilibrium. With proper selection of resin, systems resistant to 204°C (400°F) are common. This produces a neutral complex - one carrying no charge. The small primary amines behave in exactly the same way as ammonia. Why are aliphatic amines more basic than ammonia? These are most easily considered using the Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases - the base is a hydrogen ion acceptor. These are very much weaker bases than ammonia. There are two major classes of HAAs. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. 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Beginning with the application process for students entering in fall 2019, undergraduate students who have a parent or grandparent who graduated from Illinois State will receive a $500 scholarship each year for up to four years through the new Alumni Legacy Scholarship. "Our alumni proudly invest in Illinois State University, and we want to do even more to re-invest in their loved ones," said Dietz.
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Q: Angular: Declare global constant in service I'd like to call a service which calls a REST API, and uses the returned data to set a global constant variable that can then be accessed within components throughout the app. I'm not sure of the best way to proceed with this.

A: Just make your service root-level and inject it in other services and components like ..
@Injectable({providedIn: 'root'})
export class MyService {
   data;
   constructor(private http: HttpClient) {
     this.http.get('some-url').subscribe(data => this.data = data);
   }
}

Now any component can grab the data from the root-level service.
@Component({
  selector: 'my-component',
  template: '
Hello
',
})
export class MyComponent {
   myData;
   constructor(private myService: MyService  {
     this.data = this.myService.data;
   }
}

The above code is for example only.

A: A service is a singleton by default (one instance for the whole app) so everything you store in a service will be shareable to every component in your app.

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dreamer (dreamer) October 3, 2022, 8:10pm #21
alefnull (alefnull) October 3, 2022, 8:10pm #22
thank you for that, by the way. it means a lot as i've been feeling kind of self-conscious about the oscillator specifically.
great! thanks for the help
Squinky October 3, 2022, 10:00pm #24
I think the only reliable solution to this issue is to do your test builds with the rack build tool chain. I remember reading that GitHub action builds don't always pick the right libraries.
alefnull (alefnull) October 4, 2022, 4:00am #25
yeah, i imagine that's true. unfortunately, i don't have access to the Mac SDK necessary to do so locally. for the time being, the build action we've been using has worked great with no issues beyond the one experienced by @dreamer which has already been fixed. so at least until i have access to a Mac, or until the build action fails me worse than a minor inconvenience, i'll have to stick with what we've got.
Squinky October 4, 2022, 4:15am #26
oh, for sure. Luckily for me my wife has a mac, so I get the sdk from her. But you can make just win and linux builds on the toolchain if you want.
jnorberg (Flag-Audio) October 4, 2022, 4:54am #27
Because the original jp8000 supersaw had so much aliasing it was common (anecdotally) to filter out some high frequencies and replace it with white noise. So I guess it became a thing… super saw with some noise sprinkled on top…
ah, interesting, ok. I'll buy that. but, wait, I'm not the only person on the world who doesn't like a----ing? oh - to get that sound you would need to LPF the saws while the noise goes through unfiltered, right? do either of these modules do that?
well Turbulence certainly doesn't, since i wouldn't know how to add filtering even if i wanted to.
there is a new build available here.
Cascade now has functioning output range settings in the context menu for all 4 individual channels, their connecting sections, and the central Cascade section.
there is also an "All Ranges" submenu, with a toggle to override the individual range settings. when this is toggled on, current individual settings will be saved, and restored when it is toggled back off.
alefnull (alefnull) October 6, 2022, 11:55pm #31
quick fix update: i forgot to save and restore all the output range settings between Rack restarts. here is an updated build that will do so


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Why Do Some Feminists Get Uneasy When Women Make Progress?
By Liza Mundy
Women are becoming better and better educated and earning more and more money—which can be problematic for people invested in the idea that women are always behind.
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Back in the late 1970s, as an undergraduate at Princeton, I auditioned to be the loudspeaker announcer during halftime at football games. It would be, I thought, a great gig: sitting in some box talking into a microphone, narrating the funny skits the band performed on the field. I made it to the final callback, but in the end the judges gave the slot to a guy. They told me afterward that it was just too hard to imagine a woman's voice coming out of a loudspeaker at an Ivy League stadium. That was what the 1970s and '80s were like, for women: opportunity and setback, goofy small disappointments along with important big ones. We were there, but they didn't want anybody to, you know, hear us.
I forgot about that incident for a long time, but think about it now, sometimes, reflecting how far we have come. Four of eight Ivy League presidents are female. Around the country, women make up nearly 60 percent of college and university students. The default student on campus is no longer male; she is female.
This transformation has occurred in just a few decades, and it's global, a truth powerfully evidenced by a dynamic chart created by demographer Albert Esteve and colleagues at the Centre for Demographic Studies in Barcelona. Tracking trends worldwide—and projecting into the future—the chart uses blue dots to designate countries where male college students outnumber females; and red ones to denote countries where women students outnumber male ones.
Hitting the play button, you can see that in the 1970s, male students outnumbered female ones in most countries; by 2050, the demographers project, the reverse will occur and we will be looking at a world where women are better educated than men.
Women's Economic Dominance: Is It Really Inevitable?
Esteve and colleagues also published a major paper showing that globally, the marital pattern that held true for generations--women marrying men with more education—has begun to reverse and women are marrying men with less schooling. This, they point out, will have an effect on who does the earning in marriage. As more women become breadwinners, Esteve says, it's necessary for scholars to begin to study how everything else—housework, divorce, childbearing—is affected.
I wrote about these trends in a book, The Richer Sex, which was published in March. In it, I argued that female breadwinning could someday become the norm. In this country, as in many others, the rise in wives' earnings relative to husband's is striking. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of working wives who out-earn their husbands has ticked steadily upward, from 23.7 percent in 1987 to 38.3 percent in 2010. It stagnated in the 1990s but began accelerating around 2000. There was a big jump in 2009, no doubt the result of a recession that cost more male jobs than female ones, but even after the recession formally ended, the percentage continued to rise. If you plot this rise in a linear graph, you can see that if the trend continues, the percentage of working wives who are primary earners would cross 50 in about 2036.
This does not include the large and growing number of single mothers (40 percent of children are born to unmarried women) many of whom are, by default, breadwinners.
When I was making the argument, I knew it would be controversial and that reasonable people would disagree. Still, it seems a point well worth pushing, given the changes that are clearly taking place in terms of women's achievements. I was careful to include the important caveats: There is still a gender wage gap—women overall make less, on average, working full-time, than men. This means that even when women are the richer sex, compared to their husbands and boyfriends—something that can powerfully affect relationship dynamics—they still may not be earning as much as they in fairness should. Discrimination still exists, and there are experts who believing women's earnings will always be depressed by childbearing. But the trends are unmistakable, the numbers arresting. Something is going on, in marriage. Something is happening.
I welcomed discussion, but what's been interesting to see that the only pushback has come from a feminist academic establishment that you'd think would be happy or at least intrigued by what's going on. Instead, responding to my book as well as Hanna Rosin's The End of Men, a number of feminists have argued that the female-breadwinning trend is not occurring or is minimally important. These voices— Evergreen State College's Stephanie Coontz, Nancy Folbre at UMass Amherst, University of Maryland's Philip Cohen—are part a feminist establishment that I deeply respect, but which I confess I have begun to think of as the Fempire, a group that includes some women's rights advocates and academics employed in those very institutions that are becoming predominately female. They point to the gender wage gap, as though it had not been mentioned. They insist that if you are calculating female breadwinners you must take into account non-employed wives, in order to get the number lower. It's fine to do that—the Fempire, I have noticed, prefers to use statistics that are least favorable to signs of women's progress—but if you're going to do that, you should also add in single moms, whose numbers counterbalance the stay-at-home ones. Whichever way you want to define them, the ranks of women breadwinners are getting larger. Sure, all this could halt tomorrow, or next year, but to paraphrase the Magic Eight Ball: All signs point to up. Does the Fempire think that all these educated women are not, in the end, going to have an impact?
Women are at such an interesting glass-half-full, glass-half empty moment: More women as primary earners, but often not making as much as they should. I had hoped that some other thinkers might take the argument to the next level, by saying: Okay, what do we do now? What should the plan be? Why argue against these trends instead? Why look only at the half-empty part of the picture? Part of this, of course, is a real concern for women's struggles. But you could also argue that there is an institutionalized mindset that sets in when you become an institution. A certain investment in your historical argument. Certain currently popular theories—that the gender revolution has stalled; that marriage squeezes women out of the workforce—have a hard time embracing situations where there is no stall, and where married women have a strong incentive to work. You could argue that the excellent advocacy organizations we have today, working against job and wage discrimination, tend to benefit from an air of crisis. You could also argue that in the months prior to the recent election, the Fempire wanted to keep women's issues in the headlines so that people would vote for, you know, the right guy.
In a recent piece for The Atlantic, Philip Cohen says there is danger in leading people to believe women's advance is inevitable. What is the danger? Presumably it's that women will stop striving, stop pushing for needed change, such as child care and leave and equal pay. I'd argue that the opposite will happen—that female breadwinning will help close the wage gap. I feature women in my book who are working in underpaid fields yet are the main earners in their families. And you know who is most bothered about this injustice? Their husbands. The husbands hate it when the wives are underpaid. I would argue that as men press their wives to ask for raises; as women become more aggressive salary negotiators; as young men invest in women's careers; as women feel pressured to achieve and support; they will earn more. Being the breadwinning partner is stressful, but it can be motivating, as men have long known. In book talks, I urge women to make clear, at work, that they are breadwinners. There is still a lingering presumption on the part of male bosses and managers that women's money is merely supplementary pin money, and this attitude can depress wages. So I do not think the breadwinner argument is dangerous. I think it's important and useful.
I think it's awesome that the Fempire has become an American institution. I'm glad it's here. As far as I'm concerned we are on the same team. And I would argue there is danger in the glass-half-empty approach. The conversation needs to be enlarged and updated. If it's not, the danger is that young women as a result will consider feminism irrelevant; that one day, the Fempire will look around and see that nobody lives there; that the citizens have departed and gotten on with their busy, demanding, interesting, productive lives.


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Капелла () — итальянская евродэнс-группа, созданная в 1987 году музыкальным продюсером Жанфранко Бортолотти.

Первый альбом Helyom Halib был целиком выполнен в стиле итало-хаус. Группа прошла через несколько смен состава участников, самый удачный из которых образовался в начале 1990-х годов, когда её возглавили британские модели — Келли Оверетт и Родни Бишоп, пришедшие на смену в 1993 году фронтмену и танцору Этторе Форести. Обновлённый состав Капелла создал несколько самых успешных хитов группы, среди которых «U Got 2 Let The Music», «U & Me» ,  «Move On Baby» и «Move It Up»

DJ Smash (Россия) нелегально использовал основную мелодию «Move On Baby» для своей композиции «Moscow Never Sleeps».

Дискография

Альбомы
 Helyom Halib — 1989 год.
 U Got 2 Know — 1994 год.
 Move On Baby — 1994 год.
 War in Heaven — 1996 год.
 Cappella — 1998 год.
 Best Of — 2005 год.

Синглы
 «Bauhaus (Push The Beat)» — 1988 год.
 «Helyom Halib» — 1989 год.
 «House Energy Revenge» — 1989 год.
 «Get out of My Case» — 1990 год.
 «Everybody Listen to It» — 1990 год.
 «Everybody» — 1991 год.
 «Take Me Away» — 1992 год.
 «U Got 2 Know» — 1993 год.
 «U Got 2 Know Revisited» — 1993 год.
 «U Got 2 Let The Music» — 1993 год.
 «Move on Baby» — 1994 год.
 «U & Me» — 1994 год.
 «Move It Up / Big Beat» — 1994 год.
 «Don't Be Proud» — 1995 год.
 «Tell Me The Way» — 1995 год.
 «I Need Your Love» — 1996 год.
 «Turn It Up and Down» — 1996 год.
 «Be My Baby» — 1997 год.
 «Do You Run Away Now» — 1997 год.
 «You Tore My World Apart» — 1997 год.
 «U R The Power of Love» — 1998 год.
 «U Got 2 Let The Music '98» — 1998 год.
 «Throwin' Away» — 1998 год.
 «U Got 2 Know 2002» — 2002 год.
 «Angel» — 2004 год.
 «U Got 2 Let The Music (Remix)» — 2004 год.
 «U Got 2 Know 2010» — 2010 год.
 «U Got 2 Let The Music 2010» — 2010 год.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Страница фан-клуба В Контакте
 Страница о Капелла в AllMusic.com
 Страница о Капелла в Discogs.com
 Страница о Капелла в DanceArtistInfo.com

Музыкальные коллективы Италии
Музыкальные коллективы в жанре евродэнс
Музыкальные коллективы, появившиеся в 1987 году

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Over the past decade, Paramahamsa Nithyananda has been working closely with a team of scientists and researchers to throw more light on the mystical sciences rooted in the Vedic tradition, and reach the benefits of these sciences to people across the world.
The focus of recent studies has been the activation or 'awakening' of the Kundalini Shakti, the inner potential energy that lies latent in every individual. While Kundalini is well-known in Eastern yogic science, it is only just beginning to gain recognition as a scientific reality in Western medical circles.
Kundalini energy can be activated by various means like yoga, breathing techniques (pranayama), certain herbal preparations, creating particular vibrations in the body through the chanting of mantras, and through initiation (energy transmission) by a yoga adept whose Kundalini is already awakened. Of these, initiation is the fastest, easiest and safest way of awakening Kundalini .
Once awakened, Kundalini brings about extraordinary transformation in the body-mind system of the individual, including a huge surge in energy levels, the healing of chronic diseases and enhanced mental abilities. Beyond this, a host of other changes have been observed but had yet to be systematically studied or quantified.
In a breakthrough series of studies conducted in 2011, Kundalini awakening and its benefits were systematically recorded under controlled conditions in close to 600 individuals attending an intensive yoga and meditation retreat at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam's international headquarters near Bangalore, India.
Apart from daily yoga, pranayama and other supportive practices, participants of the 21-day INNER AWAKENING program were exposed to a total of 21 personal initiation sessions from Paramahamsa Nithyananda.
The study was based on a similar study conducted by Jeffery A. Dusck at Harvard Medical School and published in Public Library of Science in July 2008. Recordings were taken on Day 0 and Day 18 of the program.
Mitochondria are the energy powerhouses of the human cell. Mitochondrial activity in the cell is a precise indicator of the individual's metabolism rate and energy levels.
In this study, blood samples from a group of Inner Awakening participants aged above 50 years were subjected to a well-known protocol called MTT Assay for assessment of cellular energy levels.
100% of the participants in this particular study recorded a drastic increase in energy levels, averaging 967%. Studies have shown that such an increase is clearly impossible through any other known means, such as exercise, yoga or fitness training, which can effect a maximum of 40% increase in cellular energy.
In the study group, there was an increase in mean MTT Assay from Day 0 to Day 20. The increase in MTT Assay from Day 0 to Day 20 in Study Group was found to be statistically significant (P<0.001).
Participants also recorded lowering of fasting blood sugar, decreased BMI and improvement in psychosomatic illnesses and auto-immune diseases.
Significantly, the brain waves of subjects during the activation showed a high incidence of delta waves, indicating that they were in a state of deep relaxation comparable to sleep. In Vedic science, this state of intense restful awareness is known as Samadhi.
DNA is as essential molecule found in all human cells, which controls the body's growth, structure, metabolism and immune functions. It carries the genetic information passed on from generation to generation.
of which only 5% are actively expressed and functional.
Differential gene expression studies conducted on Inner Awakening participants before and after the program registered the spontaneous expression of new genes - a phenomenon that is impossible to reproduce through any other known means.
Materialization is the creation of matter from energy. In the only known instance of materialization on our planet today, a vast range of objects were materialized by Paramahamsa Nithyananda, channeled through the bodies of receptive individuals. Materials ranging from vibhuti (sacred ash) and kumkum (holy vermilion) to solid objects like diamond, pearl, solidified mercury, etc. were produced through devotees who were either physically present or communicating with Paramahamsa Nithyananda through video-conferencing.
Whole body CT scans taken before and after Kundalini Awakening clearly shows the sudden appearance of a radio-opaque foreign body in the oral cavity on repeat scan without any delay or repositioning after the energy transfer from Nithyananda to the subject.
QEEG recording of both Nithyananda and the subject done showed "Entrainment" (Synchronicity) in the brain waves of both individuals during the process of materialization, showing that a process of attunement was indeed taking place at the time.
While modern diagnostic techniques and procedures are able to definitively quantify the existence and results of Kundalini awakening, they are hardly equipped to explain why these phenomena occur.
Why, for instance, does initiation or the transfer of energy result in physical levitation?
What exactly happens during the process of kundalini awakening?
To answer these questions would require an understanding of the vast scope of the phenomenon called Kundalini, as well as a penetrating insight into the subtle workings of the human body-mind system.
Drawing from both the Vedic wisdom and his own enlightened understanding, Paramahamsa Nithyananda here reveals the deeper truths of Kundalini awakening and its many manifestations and benefits.
Contrary to what was once believed, the brain is not the only center where our neural responses are stored. There is now growing evidence that our thoughts - which are no more than electrical signals whizzing along our neural pathways - are stored in our cellular and somatic memory, resulting in permanent changes in the way our body and mind influence each other.
Somatic memory includes 3 types of memories: engraved memories (engrams), muscle-memories and bio-memories.
Engrams are bio-chemical changes that occur in our neural tissues as the result of a powerful or persistent reaction to any situation. An engram is not an ordinary memory, but more like a photograph of the situation or event, complete with the emotional response that accompanied it. Engrams exist just below the level of our consciousness, influencing our emotional responses without our knowledge.
While engrams affect our emotional responses alone, muscle-memories are memories that have become so deeply embedded in our system that they can recreate the physical symptoms accompanying these emotions, like those experienced during strong fear or anger. Muscle memories are also responsible for our performing repetitive mechanical actions that do not require our conscious intervention, like typing or cycling.
Bio-memories are memories that are locked into our cells. They carry hereditary memories, past-life memories and memories that have become part of the very fiber of our current personality through constant repetition for years. Both physical and mental patterns can become part of our bio-memory. Bio-memories have the power to trigger physical actions like fight or flight. Mental states like depression and anxiety can quickly become part of our bio-memory if we are not careful. Bio-memories are not only unconscious, but are usually untraceable to any particular source incident.
An everyday example of how a simple thought can become an engram or a bio-memory is illustrated below.
How does a thought become an engram or a bio-memory?
A thought is simple. It rises and falls. It does not leave a mark inside you. For example, if a thought comes you - I would like to have a coffee - that is just a thought, not a pattern or engram.
But if you fulfil this thought every time by the action of drinking coffee, after a few days it becomes an engram. That is, you start craving for that particular action - you start feeling, how I wish that I could have a coffee!.. Engram is like flowing water.. it creates a certain movement in your mind.
After some weeks, you actually start feeling afraid that if you don't get your coffee in the morning every day, you will have a headache! This means that this thought is solidifying like water becoming ice - it has become part of your muscle-memory.
After one year, if you keep pursuing this habit, one day if you don't get your coffee in the morning, you will ACTUALLY get a headache! When a pattern becomes so solid that it starts affecting you physically, it is called bio-memory. Bio-memories are tough like crystal and are very difficult to break!
Can Kundalini Awakening alter our thought-patterns?
Our thoughts carry a miniscule physical weight that can be a drag on our bodies. Everybody has experienced how we feel heavy on certain days, and light as a feather on certain days - even though our physical weight remains the same! This shows that our thoughts and engrams can actually pull us down. Kundalini awakening or initiation have the power to temporarily free us of our binding engrams.
But if the negative patterns continue to be encouraged, they can return and persist even after Kundalini awakening. The first initiation is an inspiration, a glimpse of a different space, an encouragement to return again and again to that high-energy space. With repeated initiation, we are constantly exposed to that elevated space. Gradually, our muscle-memory starts enjoying this space, and it becomes part of our bio-memory.
How does energy-transfer happen during initiation?
Initiation is a deeply mystical process, but it can be explained to some extent by the principle of entanglement.
Entanglement is a term used in quantum theory to describe the way that particles of energy/matter can become correlated to interact with each other in predictable ways, regardless of how far apart they are. Which means that the state and actions of one of these particles can influence the state and actions of the other through the process of interference.
Entanglement is the principle behind all processes involving energy transfer, whether spiritual healing, kundalini awakening, levitation, teleportation or materialization. An enlightened being has the power to raise others into his own elevated state by the subtle pressure of his presence. When the mind of the receiver comes in touch with the no-mind (thought-free mind) of such a being, a process similar to entanglement happens, and thoughts subside in the mind of the receiver. Entanglement happens when the receiver is mentally in tune with the source and is open to receiving the energy. eg. during spiritual healing.
When entanglement happens at the deeper level of muscle-memory, Nithyananda gives it the name 'Entrainment'. During Kundalini awakening, entanglement can happen irrespective of the mental state of the receiver.
During initiation, entanglement penetrates the bio-memory of the receiver. That is why initiation has permanent physiological and psychological effects. Nithyananda calls this Enlightenment, in the sense that during the moment of initiation, the receiver actually experiences a space identical to that of the enlightened being. But lacking the yogic body and nervous system to retain this space, the receiver gradually loses the experience through energy 'leaks'. With repeated initiations, the experience becomes bolted into the system, and the receiver moves closer to being established in the state of enlightenment.
At INNER AWAKENING, the yoga & meditation program conducted a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam's international headquarters in India, participants receive a series of powerful initiations on 21 consecutive days. This ensures that the physical and mental transformation experienced during the program are rendered long-lasting or even permanent.
Why do people levitate when the Kundalini is awakened?
Let us take the example of a bird flying.
When a bird flaps its wings, the surrounding air is pushed downward, creating a certain pressure. This downward pressure produces an opposite force that is powerful enough to defy gravity and lift the bird into the air.
We too are grounded because of the weight of the engrams we are carrying. During initiation, our engrams are momentarily lifted from us by the pressure of positive vibrations entering us from outside. Our inner space becomes light enough to combat the pull of gravity on our physical body, and we lift off the ground for a few moments.
In Vedic philosophy, the human body is compared to an open pot, in the sense that the same space exists both inside and outside of us, separated only the seeming boundary of the pot (the body). The space inside us is known as chidaakaasha or ghataakaasha (literally, pot-space), while the space outside us which forms our immediate physical and mental environment is chittaakaasha. Beyond both these lies the cosmic space, paraakaasha.
During levitation, the inner space of the receiver enters into entanglement with the pure inner space of the enlightened being, and loses the dirt of thoughts and engrams contaminating it. The receiver's ghataakaasha becomes much lighter than the surrounding chittaakaasha, and as a result, the body is lifted off the ground, much like a helium balloon rises into the air.


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Research@RSIS Newsletter
Cow Protection: Threat to Modi Legitimacy
Juhi Ahuja and Pravin Prakash
In many parts of India, the majority Hindu population considers the cow sacred. However, violent acts against humans in the name of "cow protection" are a worrying indication of the current administration's failure to rein in extremist Hindu groups.
Narendra Modi's ascension to the premiership was propelled by the support of the Sangh Parivar — the family of Hindutva (Hindu nationalist) organisations, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), where he earned his stripes as a grassroots organiser.
However, a large section of his support base also comprised the urbanised middle-class, who elected him for his commitment to economic development. This middle class largely disavows the use of violence and sees it as antithetical to economic development.
… Juhi Ahuja is a Senior Analyst and Pravin Prakash is an Associate Research Fellow with the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS), a constituent unit of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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In many parts of India, the majority Hindu population considers the cow sacred. However, violent acts against humans in the name of "cow protection" are a worrying indica ...